Certifier : 
SCS Global Services
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
14 Oct 2016
Certificate expires : 
14 Apr 2027

Assessments

The MSC Fisheries Standard is used to assess if a fishery is well-managed and sustainable. More about how the standard is used, what is assessed and the process.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Gap analysis 17 Nov 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 14 Aug 2023 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 17 May 2023 1 files
    Public certification report 14 Apr 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 14 Apr 2022 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Gap analysis PDF (239.34 Kb) 17 Nov 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (115.23 Kb) 09 Sep 2021
    Variation Response PDF (125.52 Kb) 20 May 2021
    Variation Request PDF (240.35 Kb) 13 May 2021
    Variation Response PDF (255.55 Kb) 14 Feb 2018
  • Re-Assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1179 Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 14 Apr 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 14 Apr 2022 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (254.94 Kb) 23 Mar 2022

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 17 Feb 2022 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 17 Feb 2022 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 05 Jan 2022 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 05 Jan 2022 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 10 Nov 2021 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 16 Jul 2021 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 16 Jul 2021 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 16 Jul 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1179 Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 17 May 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 14 Aug 2023 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1179 Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 13 Oct 2016 1 files
    Public certification announcement 13 Oct 2016 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Vessel List PDF (428.06 Kb) 03 Nov 2016

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 01 Sep 2016 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 06 Sep 2016 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 04 Jul 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 30 Jun 2016 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 22 Mar 2016 3 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 05 Mar 2015 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 05 Mar 2015 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 16 Apr 2015 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 16 Dec 2014 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 16 Dec 2014 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 21 Jan 2015 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 16 Dec 2014 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1179 Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 Jul 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Feb 2022 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1179 Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Jul 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 01 Oct 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1179 Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Feb 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 15 May 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1179 Thread herrings nei (Opisthonema spp) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 12 Oct 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 03 Apr 2018 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (313.73 Kb) 26 Jan 2018
    Variation Request PDF (434.65 Kb) 12 Feb 2018
    Variation Response PDF (242.34 Kb) 14 Feb 2018
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (185.65 Kb) 29 Jul 2019